My Little Footprints

This is the one of the welcome presents that Daddy & Mommy gave me when I was just 2 days old.

Dont ask me why only my little footprint is featured... but I overheard from Daddy it is very expensive to do the whole set.. Well, at least my parents gave me a memorable gift to welcome my arrival to this world! Thanks again Daddy & Mommy.. I love you both..

My Grand Arrival on 14.12.2005 (Wed)

Today is the BIG day for ME!

Because of my breech position, Mommy has no choice but to opt for early c-sect on 14.12.2005 after much perusasion from Dr FY, despite her pleading with him to wait till 20/21 Dec as it will be Daddy & Mommy's 2nd wedding anniversary.

Mommy has to wake up at 0430 hours on 14.12.2005 to order Big Breakfast from McDonald as she will need to start fasting from 0600 hours onwards. After eating, Mommy went back to sleep till around 0730 hours to take her 'shiok shiok' shampoo & bath (cos she cant bath for 12 days after delivery - quoted by Por Por).

Tekka Por Por accompanied Daddy & Mommy to Mt Alvernia Hospital to await my grand arrival.. haha... All paperwork, personal queries, weight taking, blood pressue checking and listening of my super fast heartbeat were done at St Raphael's Ward (2 bedded ward) and the Staff Nurse told Mommy to take a rest before the operation. But I can sense that Mommy is very worried about the operation and also her anxiety to see how handsome/ugly I am..

Finally the time came when the nurses and OT staff came to wheel Mommy to the OT and Daddy went along too cos he wants to witness my arrival. Daddy went to change into OT attire while Mommy was waiting on the cold cold OT table wondering how the procedure will be like.

Initially Mommy wanted to deliver me via c-sect with epidural but the naughty anaesthetician commented that it is better to deliver via c-sect with GA cos of Mommy's size.. And my Daddy did not get the chance to witness my arrival cos he is not allowed inside the OT for c-sect with GA. But he did hear my 1st cry and I bet he must be very happy & touched to hear it..

After much anticipation, I am finally born to my lovely parents on 14.12.2005 (Wed) at Mt Alvernia Hospital thru the skilful hands of Dr FY and his team.

After the nurses have cleaned the dirty me, they wheeled me back to the Nursery Room where Daddy & Tekka Por Por are waiting for me. Daddy snapped a picture of me spotting a smart side hair parting and showed it to Mommy. She commented that I resembled closely like my late Tekka Gong Gong which Tekka Por Por totally agrees too. Mommy was crying in pain when she was being wheeled back to her ward and Por Por reassured Mommy that everything is alright and I m a perfectly healthy baby. And dearest Por Por spoke in Khek to Mommy saying that it has been a tough job for Mommy and Por Por say 'thank you' to Mommy for giving birth to me.

To reward Mommy, Daddy went to upgrade her to stay in 1-bedded room at Our Lady's Ward and he accompanied Mommy till we discharged on 17.12.2005 (Sat).

Mommy's Pregnancy Days

A few days after her pregnancy is confirmed, she got a shock when she saw red spotting.. Quickly they called up Dr FY, and poor mommy was ordered to take hormone jabs every 2 days and daily oral dose of progesterone pills to support the pregnancy cos her womb size is bigger than norm. This procedures follows thru her 1st trimester till week 14.

Instead of MS, Mommy experienced ES (evening sickness).. whatever she eat for dinner, I'll reject and make her vomit out and thank God for the invention of Glucose cos Mommy survived her 1st trimester with Glucose.. And I still can remembered Mommy cant stand the smell of braised soya sauce that comes from the hawker centre and also the taste of Darlie's toothpaste..

I loved being inside Mommy's tummy especially at 2nd trimester which a lot of mommies says it is the 'honeymoon' period for pregnancy.. cos both Daddy & Mommy brought me to Taka's BB Fair, Kiddy Palace and Kids Mall to see a lot of bb stuff, and the bi-weekly visits to Dr FY's clinic to monitor my growth and a lot of places which seems so interesting to me..

I must admit I'm a naughty boy.. U may ask why? During their visits to Dr FY's clinic for ultrasound scans, I will always greet Daddy & Mommy & Dr FY with my buttocks even though Daddy & Mommy beforehand already told me to co-operate.. Sorry Daddy & Mommy, I didn't mean to be naughty..

They have to keep guessing my gender and pray that the next visit they can see my gender.. What a guessing game to play!! But Gong Gong and Tekka Por Por kept saying that I will be a boy with their own theories... Gong Gong says I m a boy bcos he believes when a boy grown up he will marry in a wife, so that's explain why I face Daddy & Mommy with my buttock... As for Tekka Por Por, her theory is Tai Gu has got 2 boys and Yi Gu has got 3 girls, so I will be a boy to bring to a match of 3 boys 3 girls.. So whose theory would U believe??

My poor Mommy did the Triple Blood Test at Week 16 and result shown that I may have Down Syndrome (DS).. She was so upset that she kept crying and praying to God for directions/guidance.. After much persuasion from Dr FY, Mommy decided to take the amnio test at Week 19 to further confirm if I'm really a DS baby.. Thank God, it was just a false alarm..

And it was during the amnio test that my dear parents knew my gender and they started to do their shopping with loads of blues in mind.. At the detailed scan on Week 22 in TMC, the preggie radiologist with a soon-to-due bb gal administered the detailed scan.. Guess wat happen, my 'little bro' was so obvious during the detailed scan and my parents together with the radiologist were joking that I must have known that there is a pretty gal somewhere, so I want to show off my little man's power..

The last test that my poor Mommy done was Glucose Tolerance Test at Week 27 cos Dr FY suspects she might have gestational diabetes. She was made to fast the night before, and the next morning she had to take blood and urine tests every 1 hour for 3 times and was made to drink a super sweet lemon barley taste-alike drink.. I nearly puke after the drink reaches me.. Thank God I co-operated with Mommy and did not make her vomit.. Again, another false alarm but another hole burnt in my parent's pockets..

Phew! Mommy has reaches the final trimester of her pregnancy and she is getting more clumpsy and sleepier than before.. And the naughty me loves kicking her when she slept on the wrong side, making me uncomfortable.. I prefer her to sleep on her right side so that I can do somersault stunts.. And I always wake her up around 3am, 430am till Daddy has to issue me with 'final warning' then I will stop my nonsense.. Sorry mommy for my misbehave and the many MCs you've taken.

Maybe I have enjoyed too much inside Mommy's tummy that I've forgotten to engage myself to get ready for birth.. And poor Mommy under the 'stress' by Dr FY that she has to deliver me via c-sect cos me still in breech position at Week 38...

Finally I am delivered to this beautiful world on the afternoon of 14.12.2005 (Wed) at Mt Alvernia Hospital by Dr FY.

Daddy & Mommy, I love you both dearly.